scholarch
noun
schol·arch
\ˈskäˌlärk\
Definition of scholarch
-s
1 : the head of a school; especially : the leader of an Athenian school of philosophy
2 [French scolarque & German scholarch, from Late Greek scholarchēs] archaic : a school inspector in France or Germany
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Origin and Etymology of scholarch
Late Greek scholarchēs, from Greek scholē school + -archēs -arch
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